I've considered doing what you did a few times and I just can't bring myself to do it. I know Oled pushes the envelope a little further, but I'm too satisfied with my ZT. I looked at the C6 and E6. Where did you purchase your Oled from?

Bought it at Best Buy when they were on sale last week. Been running it side by side with the ZT. It's definitely superior to the ZT overall. In normal lighting it's brighter and holds black better. In a dark room, the absolute black is striking. I notched the tint control to plus 4 green and the colors are incredibly close to matching the calibrated ZT. The LG requires a bit of motion smoothing though. Film judder is more noticeable on it, partly due to it being bigger. I'm glad to know there is now a worthy successor to our plasma, as I find LCD sets have way too many issues for my taste. The OLED is more like a closer to perfect plasma. Now if they actually hold up over time.

After now setting the ZT up next to the OLED, I am happy with its motion judder vs the plasma. Judder at 2 makes it on par with the plasma. The big reason I notice it more on the OLED is the bigger screen size. 1080 24 judders a lot, and the bigger the screen the more you notice it, assuming equal distance to screen.

Yes, I had the 65" ZT60 so I already went through the size shock. The motion might take some tinkering from one source to the next, but you can get a pretty equitable motion performance with a little effort. The zero blacks (no more phosphor glow), lower power consumption (and subsequent diminished room heating, which is important in the desert), and IR resistance are heavenly. The only caveat on my set is a slight uniformity anomaly that puts it one step below the ZT60. As Superman23 has stated, though, even his ZT60 has its own patch of DSE, so the stars have to be aligned just right to get that (near) perfect panel.

Yes, I had the 65" ZT60 so I already went through the size shock. The motion might take some tinkering from one source to the next, but you can get a pretty equitable motion performance with a little effort. The zero blacks (no more phosphor glow), lower power consumption (and subsequent diminished room heating, which is important in the desert), and IR resistance are heavenly. The only caveat on my set is a slight uniformity anomaly that puts it one step below the ZT60. As Superman23 has stated, though, even his ZT60 has its own patch of DSE, so the stars have to be aligned just right to get that (near) perfect panel.

Very true Video! Sometimes it's like a crap shoot getting that perfect screen that has a 100% uniformity! LOL! I was upset about it for a while but now I'm kinda like..........oh well eventually I'm going to get an OLED anyways.

Yes, I had the 65" ZT60 so I already went through the size shock. The motion might take some tinkering from one source to the next, but you can get a pretty equitable motion performance with a little effort. The zero blacks (no more phosphor glow), lower power consumption (and subsequent diminished room heating, which is important in the desert), and IR resistance are heavenly. The only caveat on my set is a slight uniformity anomaly that puts it one step below the ZT60. As Superman23 has stated, though, even his ZT60 has its own patch of DSE, so the stars have to be aligned just right to get that (near) perfect panel.

I have a ZT60 that I purchased used in November 2014 complete in box. Compared to the LG OLED how much better is it? They seem very expensive to purchase the OLED. When comparing these 2 side by side is there a major difference (WOW factor)?

Yes, zero blacks give you an image with a more 3-dimensional look. It makes for a more striking image when you have both dark and brighter content on screen It is very expensive (a G6, so you can save a bundle with a B6), but I am hoping to get 5 years of satisfaction out of it. I didn't compare this one side-by-side with a ZT60 but did so with an 55EA9800 (first LG OLED) in 2014, and the contrast differences were even apparent then.

I have always noticed that in very dark scenes, the blacks sometimes look as though there is halo-ing effect in them (almost like lighter rings of black) around the very dark scenes. My panel was calibrated a couple years ago, but I have always noticed them. Just curious if anyone else has seen issues in very dark scenes. I don't know if this would be considered "banding" because the effect seems to surround a dark area, not across the whole screen.

It began to really bother me lately and I was curious if anyone else has experienced this or if there is a solution.

I have always noticed that in very dark scenes, the blacks sometimes look as though there is halo-ing effect in them (almost like lighter rings of black) around the very dark scenes. My panel was calibrated a couple years ago, but I have always noticed them. Just curious if anyone else has seen issues in very dark scenes. I don't know if this would be considered "banding" because the effect seems to surround a dark area, not across the whole screen.

It began to really bother me lately and I was curious if anyone else has experienced this or if there is a solution.

What's the source material? I notice banding/contouring on streamed content and some DVDs but not on blu-rays and OTA broadcasts. I don't have cable/sat but have noticed the same on friends' tvs depending on the provider.

What's the source material? I notice banding/contouring on streamed content and some DVDs but not on blu-rays and OTA broadcasts. I don't have cable/sat but have noticed the same on friends' tvs depending on the provider.

Its mostly from shows in HD on cable (Comcast). I don't really watch Blu-rays on it so almost all viewed content is via cable or streaming. I thought about the source as being the problem, but this is my third Panasonic plasma and never noticed it on the other panels.

When you guys are watching a BluRay Disk do you set the 1080p/24 at the default 60Hz setting or do you up it to 96Hz? I've been fooling around with both and really don't see any difference. CNET recommends the 96Hz mode on the ZT60 and VT60 as they state that 96Hz is essentially free of flicker. CNET also states that in 60Hz mode the set engages the characteristic 3:2 pull-down cadence, which introduces a slight halting stutter compared with the smoother (but not too smooth) motion of correct 24p cadence. Just curious as to what the ZT60 & VT60 people prefer?

96Hz with motion on the “weak” setting. In my experience it provides the smoothest 1080P/24Hz viewing experience. I have my OPPO blu ray player set to output source direct and color space to 4:4:4. Looks fantastic.

Hey Guys,
I have a ZT60 and never updated the screen from the day I bought it. I just updated to the 2.885 and noticed that I cannot get the screen dark all the way. I forget what firmware was on the tv, but it had to probably be the one installed on the TV from the factory. I could have sworn that if the TV had no input signal and was basically just sitting there on, you could not tell. The screen was as black as the border surrounding the tv.
I remember I really didn't mess with the screen settings a lot once I broke it in.
I have tried CNET and D-Nice settings to the T and I cannot get the screen as dark as before. It's almost like the update has increased the blacklighting on the screen (for lack of a better term!)
Am I nuts or have you guys found this to be the case?
I have tried installing an older firmware version that I found using a usb drive, but the TV wont let me. I get the following error:
“Please check FILE in the SD Card (0004)"
according to a panasonic document that error message is because:
The software will detect whether the TV has the latest firmware version. If it does, it will display the message
So any ideas on what I am screwing up, I hope it's just a setting I'm missing.
Or any ideas on how to rollback the firmware?

When I installed the firmware update on my 60ZT60 I did not notice any changes to the TV. Nothing changed. The firmware update was supposedly 'to improve network functions', so it should not affect the video at all. I have not seen anyone else complain that the new firmware harmed their TV. Maybe what happened to your TV was a coincidence?

When I installed the firmware update on my 60ZT60 I did not notice any changes to the TV. Nothing changed. The firmware update was supposedly 'to improve network functions', so it should not affect the video at all. I have not seen anyone else complain that the new firmware harmed their TV. Maybe what happened to your TV was a coincidence?

Thanks for the reply, I have played around with the settings and everyone at home thinks that I have been over-reacting. I guess I just lost all my settings with the firmware updated and needed to play with it a bit more. Now the screen looks pretty darn good.

I believe I'm getting some sort of failure on my ZT60. I'm seeing short horizontal flashes on the set. I haven't tested all sources yet, but at least two are doing this on different inputs, so I don't think it's a cable issue.

These can be any color - I've noticed white, yellow, and green - there may be others. It looks like it's a single pixel or so tall, but can be several inches horizontally. They only last a second at a time.

Does anyone have experience with this? Should I be calling a repairman or ripping the system apart and recabling this weekend?

I believe I'm getting some sort of failure on my ZT60. I'm seeing short horizontal flashes on the set. I haven't tested all sources yet, but at least two are doing this on different inputs, so I don't think it's a cable issue.

These can be any color - I've noticed white, yellow, and green - there may be others. It looks like it's a single pixel or so tall, but can be several inches horizontally. They only last a second at a time.

Does anyone have experience with this? Should I be calling a repairman or ripping the system apart and recabling this weekend?

Thanks, Cary

Obviously start by re-plugging the hdmi cables at both ends (with components powered off is safe way to do it), pull each connecting end out and put it right back in, maybe a few times. If cables are hanging loose, gravity may have contributed to a loose connection, so tie the cables down somehow to alleviate stress on the connection. If that makes no difference, try different cables.

Swapping cables around might help to isolate which connections/connectors/cables are at issue.

Otherwise, yeah probably time to call the repairman.

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I think I might have had this a few times, but just pulling out and plugging back in the cable was all that seemed to be needed in my case. Blu-ray player was acting up a bit at the time I think it was, no problem since (knock on wood).